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Sixteen-year-old Ryan Howden of Invercargill is looking forward to just his second ever rally, the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship on Saturday 18 July. The Eastern Southland Car Club organise the rally and Howden is the club's

The SBS Bank Southland Stags have added two young Australian forwards to their 2026 NPC squad, signing NSW Waratahs players Clem Halaholo and Jack Barrett ahead of the upcoming season. Halaholo joins as a versatile forward capable of playing lock or loose forward, arriving off the back of a breakout

Residents and businesses across Southland now have access to an expanded range of technology products and professional repair services, with Phone Parts and Accessories officially relocating from Christchurch to Invercargill. The move brings the company's extensive selection of mobile devices, accessories, repair solutions and expert technical support to

Mark McMillan of Invercargill will make a return to rallying when the Barry Robinson Memorial Rally Southland, Round 3 of the Brian Green Property Group NZ Rally Championship (NZRC), takes place on Saturday 18 July. This will be McMillan's first rally since he won the forerunner to this

Tom Slee is heading straight back to calving. But first, a national title. The Southland dairy farmer was crowned the 2026 FMG Young Farmer of the Year at the Grand Final in New Plymouth on Saturday evening, beating six other regional champions to claim New Zealand's most prestigious

Today we're kicking off a new weekly Old Invercargill series looking back at the corners, landmarks and everyday places that have shaped our city — and how they've changed over the years. Every week we'll pair a slice of old Invercargill with the way it

A heavy snow warning is in place for inland Otago and northern Southland from Sunday morning, with MetService warning accumulations could exceed a metre above 800 metres altitude. The orange-level warning runs for 21 hours from 9am Sunday to 6am Monday. Snow is expected to develop Sunday morning, with the

End of an Era for BP North Road as BP Highway reopening moves closer. For the past few months, one of the biggest "word about town" topics has been the long-awaited reopening of the former BP Highway service station on Tay Street. whatsoninvers.nz has received numerous messages